Study on automotive cluster models in the cross-border region of Ecuador- Colombia

Abstract

This article focuses on the principle of association among the main actors in the proposal of an Automotive Cluster model in the Cross-Border region of Ecuador-Colombia, contributing as an alternative to social economic development in the trans-Andean region, which comprises the Carchi province in the north of
Ecuador and the former province of Obando in the south of Colombia. Thus, a non-experimental, cross-sectional and descriptive research methodology is used. In this sense, it describes a socioeconomic environment in which there is a dynamic of local development in productivity in a complex way, due to an interrelationship evidenced in the commercial field. Such development is based on systems theory that generates a business organization model that facilitates the dynamic interaction of regional actors from a complex approach in the economic sciences. Therefore, it is expected that the positive results of the data derived on the statistical and prospective processes will contribute to validate the design of a simulation model based on system dynamics with the Vensim PLE x32 V.7, 2a computer program. This software will
allow us to know the impact of an automotive cluster as an alternative to foster development in the region. In conclusion, it is considered that a single model of Automotive Cluster as an alternative for development in the trans-Andean area will be very useful for productive development.